Hunt Refining

Hunt Refining Company is a privately held petroleum refiner and supplier of transportation fuels, asphalt products and other specialty petroleum products in the southeastern United States. Founded in 1946 by oilman H.L. Hunt, the company is an affiliate of Hunt Consolidated, Inc., a family of businesses active in exploration and production, LNG, power, real estate, investments, ranching and infrastructure.

The company operates two crude oil refineries, at Tuscaloosa, Alabama, which also serves as headquarters, and at Sandersville, Mississippi, with a combined crude oil processing capacity of 52,000 barrels per day. Its output covers the main categories of refined product: gasoline and diesel fuel for the transportation market, jet fuel for aviation, and asphalt products marketed through the Hunt Asphalt subsidiary. Gasoline is sold primarily in Alabama and Mississippi, while diesel is distributed across the southeastern United States.

Technical work at the company spans petroleum refining, asphalt production, transportation fuels and specialty petroleum products. Hunt Refining reports that many of its supplier, customer and partner relationships span decades.